Report of an attack on a howler monkey <i>Alouatta sara</i> by a group of collared peccaries <i>Dicotyles tajacu</i> at a mammal clay lick in Madre de Dios, Peru

<p>Howler monkeys <i>Alouatta</i> are almost exclusively arboreal. They will, however, occasionally descend to the forest floor to conduct geophagy at clay licks if these are present within their home range. They do this to incorporate certain minerals into their diet and/or for de...

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Main Authors: R. Bello, E. Heymann, S. Pottie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2022-09-01
Series:Primate Biology
Online Access:https://pb.copernicus.org/articles/9/29/2022/pb-9-29-2022.pdf